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9 hours ago

Heavy rain in Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay eases off

The heaviest rain in Tai Rāwhiti Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay has passed, after MetService issued an orange heavy rain warning on Tuesday. MetService lead meteorologist Alain Baillie said the Gisborne ranges saw 40-50mm of rainfall overnight. There was...

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11 hours ago

Sport

‘Absolutely rapt’: Kingi 10th at NZ Stockcar Champs

Gisborne Speedway Club’s Shaun Kingi finished 10th out of more than 200 cars at the New Zealand Stockcar Championship in Upper Hutt at the weekend. Kingi was the best of the Gisborne cars for what was a massive event held at the Wellington Family...

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11 hours ago

Hot rods shine in Gisborne for NZHRA Street Rod Nationals

Millions of dollars worth of cars, but a priceless figure in passion sums up the hot rod and streetcar enthusiasts who converged on Gisborne for the NZ Hot Rod Association Street Rod Nationals over the weekend. Host club Surf City Rod and Custom...

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21 hours ago

Warnings for Gisborne drivers as heavy rain storm set to hit

An upgraded rain warning over Gisborne brings with it warnings for drivers as the risk of surface flooding and slips increases. MetService issued an orange heavy rain warning for Tairāwhiti on Tuesday morning, upgrading its yellow rain watch issued...

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21 hours ago

Tairāwhiti news digest: $40k prize returns for Bay Bonanza fishing competition

Tens of thousands in prizes will be up for grabs during one of Gisborne’s largest fishing competitions this weekend. Organisers hope conditions on the water will be fine for the Enterprise Cars Autosure New Zealand Bay Bonanza fishing competition...

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22 hours ago

Sport

Midway all the day: Juniors too strong on home sand

Midway were the overall points winners of the Gisborne junior surf lifesaving championships at the weekend but Wainui kept them honest. Dawson Building Midway’s 10-to-14-year-olds amassed 550 points, Riversun Wainui 434 and Kaiaponi Farms Waikanae...

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21 Jan 2025

Coroner’s report: Loose gravel potential factor in 2022 fatal Gisborne crash

A coroner has made a recommendation around clearing loose gravel from roads following a report into the death of a Gisborne woman in a 2022 crash. Tennille Levis Cunningham-Pohatu, 46, a mother-of-five, died after her ute crashed at about 4.35pm on...

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21 Jan 2025

‘Enduring legacy’: Cultural significance of 1000-year bridge

Those excited by the prospect of walking across Gisborne’s 1000-Year Bridge will have to wait a little longer. The bridge, in the shape of a waka, looks completed and a Gisborne District Council spokesperson has confirmed it is effectively...

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21 Jan 2025

Busy bay as log and cruise ships pay visit to Gisborne

Tūranganui-a-Kiwa/Poverty Bay and Eastland Port bustled on Friday with a log ship loading, three other loggers at anchor in the bay and two cruise ships calling. The cruise season resumed after a couple of weather failures with the arrival of the...

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Sport

Sprint queen Williams completes the double for Gisborne club Horouta Waka Hoe

Horouta paddler Akayshia Williams is Aotearoa’s waka ama sprint queen after completing the 500-metre/250m double at Lake Karapiro this week. She won the premier women’s W1 250-metre dash at the Waka Ama NZ sprint nationals on Thursday, a day...

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‘Tough decision’: Ophthalmologist reflects on leaving Gisborne after 17 years

Ophthalmologist Graham Wilson has reluctantly left Gisborne after serving the community for 17 years. Wilson is now based in Christchurch where he will continue to work in the public and private sectors. He left Gisborne mainly to be closer to his...

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Relay for Life set to return with new layout

Relay for Life is back and only 10 weeks away. Gisborne-East Coast Cancer Society has designed a new layout at the A and P Showgrounds’ Poynter Park location and is ready to take more registrations for individuals and teams for the March 29-30...

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